[Daily Digest]
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From the Congressional Record Online through GPO
Thursday, July 13, 2017
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S3965-S4007Measures Introduced: Twenty bills and two resolutions were introduced,
as follows: S. 1548-1567, and S. Res. 219-220.
Page S3997Measures Reported:S. 1557, making appropriations for military construction, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2018. (S. Rept. No. 115-130)
Page S3997
Shanahan Nomination--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the
nomination of Patrick M. Shanahan, of Washington, to be Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
Pages S3971-88
A motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination, and,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of
Thursday, July 13, 2017, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on
Monday, July 17, 2017.
Page S3971-72
Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Senate took the
following action:
Senateagreed to the motion to proceed to Legislative Session.
Page S3971Senateagreed to the motion to proceed to Executive Session to
consider the nomination.
Page S3971
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at
approximately 3 p.m., on Monday, July 17, 2017, Senate resume
consideration of the nomination; and that notwithstanding the
provisions of Rule XXII, the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on
the nomination occur at 5:30 p.m.
Page S4303Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 86 yeas to 12 nays (Vote No. EX. 160), William Francis Hagerty IV,
of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to Japan.
Pages S3968-71, S4007Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Rostin Behnam, of New Jersey, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring June 19, 2021.
Michael Lawrence Brown, of Georgia, to be United States District
Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.
William L. Campbell, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District
Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District
Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Charles Barnes Goodwin, of Oklahoma, to be United States District
Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
Thomas Lee Robinson Parker, of Tennessee, to be United States
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
William M. Ray II, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for
the Northern District of Georgia.
Eli Jeremy Richardson, of Tennessee, to be United States District
Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Tilman Eugene Self III, of Georgia, to be United States District
Judge for the Middle District of Georgia.
3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
77 Army nominations in the rank of general.
4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Army and Navy.
Pages S4003-07Messages from the House:Page S3992Measures Referred:Page S3992Measures Placed on the Calendar:Page S3992Measures Read the First Time:Page S3992Executive Communications:Pages S3992-94Petitions and Memorials:Pages S3994-96Executive Reports of Committees:Page S3997Additional Cosponsors:Page S3998
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:Pages S3998-S4002Additional Statements:Page S3990-92
Amendments Submitted:Page S4002Authorities for Committees to Meet:Page S4002Privileges of the Floor:Page S4002Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--160)
Page S3971Adjournment:Senate convened at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 5:57 p.m.,
until 3 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4003.)